Tag: docker
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Zero-Budget Homelab: How to Experiment Without Breaking the Bank
Most of my ideas don’t make money. That’s the problem. I needed infrastructure to build web apps, test IoT devices, and self-host services — but I couldn’t justify spending anything until I knew an idea had legs. Here’s how I built a full homelab for near-zero cost using a single Dell OptiPlex, Hyper-V, pfSense, Docker,…
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Deploying SongWalk: CI/CD with Drone, Docker, and Nginx Proxy Manager
Building the app is half the battle. Getting it deployed and staying deployed is the other half. For SongWalk, that meant setting up a proper CI/CD pipeline that builds, tests, and deploys on every push — without turning into a full-time DevOps job. The Stack SongWalk runs on an Oracle Cloud ARM64 instance behind Nginx…
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Reliable Remote Desktop at Home with Tailscale and Guacamole
If you run a home server and want to access it remotely, the cleanest setup is often: This gives you remote access without exposing port 3389 to the internet. Goal The target setup looks like this: The important part is that Guacamole connects to the Windows machine using its Tailscale IP, not its public IP and not…
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Building a Dockerized C# Email Tester: A Step-by-Step Guide 📧🐳👨💻
As developers, we often need to test email functionality in our applications. But how can we do that efficiently, especially when working with Docker containers? In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process of creating a Dockerized C# Email Tester. We’ll cover everything from setting up the project to sending test emails—all within a…
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Hosting a Minecraft bedrock server
The server To host your own Minecraft Bedrock server using Docker, you can follow these steps: Tip: I love using vs code for this work, because it has a docker client, to show running clients, it has an integrated terminal, and it has a nice way to edit YAML files. This command creates a Docker…